| Crime or other emergency in progress: Students, employees and others are encouraged to report all criminal activity and emergencies occurring on campus. A report may be filed with a Public Safety Officer, appropriate personnel in the Public Safety Division.
In emergency situations, 9-1-1 may be called first followed by an immediate notification to Public Safety.
Emergency
- 58911 on campus
- 623.935.8911 off campus
Non-Emergency
- 58915 on campus
- 623.935.8915 off campus
The importance of reporting all crime: suspected crime, unusual or suspicious activity to the PSD or a security authority cannot be over emphasized. The reports provide a basis for making timely warnings when a crime may present a threat to other members of the campus community and also assist the college in providing a full disclosure in the annual crime statistics report. In addition, such action by a victim or witness will assist in making the campus environment a safer place for the entire community.
Voluntary confidential reporting: If you are the victim of a crime and do not want to pursue action with the EMCC Public Safety Department, MCCCD or the criminal justice system, you may still want to consider making a confidential report. With your permission, a police officer with the EMCC Public Safety Department can file a report on the details of the incident without revealing your identity. The purpose of a confidential report is to comply with your wish to keep the matter confidential, while taking steps to ensure the future safety of yourself and others. With such information the college can keep accurate records of the number of incidents involving students, employees, or visitors, determine where there is a pattern of crime with regard to a particular location, method, or assailant, and alert the campus community to potential danger. Reports filed in this manner are counted and disclosed un the annual crimes statistics for the institution.
Confidential reporting to a Counselor: Estrella Mountain Community College does not have a policy or procedure that encourages its professional counselors; if and when the counselor deems it appropriate, to inform the person being counseled of any procedures to report crime on a voluntary, confidential basis for inclusion in the annual disclosure of crime statistics. Generally, when counselors do not have the permission of the victim, they can only report the occurrence of a number/statistic to the law enforcement authority.
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